Supply Planner MPY Qatar, Oman & Tunisia

Job Purpose

• Plan production, purchase and distribution of Finished Goods with a very high level of understanding trade-offs between service, inventory and costs.
• The role requires a comprehensive understanding of existing and future capacity plans/constraints at the manufacturing plant and distribution network, and knowledge of how production capacity can be flexed to meet demand.
• Contact point to supply planning manager for production and distribution plan sign off. 
• Contact point to scheduler for production plan release, adherence to plan, constraints and exceptions.  
• Contact point to logistics for stock transfer plan release, adherence to plan, constraints and exceptions.  
• Manage all assigned material activities related to production, purchase and distribution planning and ensure availability for the master production plan in line with MRP parameters and supplier contracts.
• Manage and resolve OutOfStock and other exceptions
• Ensure supply plan is aligned to service and OWC KPIs
• Coordinate performance managements processes on SLOBs, Inventories and Service (Delivery Capability) across scope site / supply points 
• Implement and execute the replenishment policies and maintenance
• Support the implementation of continuous improvements and projects within supply planning area

Key Responsibilities

Distribution Requirements Planning

• Ensure consolidation of independent, dependent and distribution demand at SKU level
• Requirements inventory netting and DRP process management. Resolve exceptions in accordance with IBP rules.
• Distribution plan full horizon / weekly/daily release for Stock Transfer Orders / ICDs depending on the flows
• Inventory plan volume and value projection and warehouse / logistics capacity planning
• Reviews logistics schedule adherence and drives improvement.
• Manage demand exceptions with Demand managers/planner, logistics and Supply Planning Manager.
• Balance service level (OTIF) and inventory targets (OWC), whilst understanding cost impacts on manufacturing.
• Ensure replenishment policies are defined and maintained for all SKUs, considering, shipment restrictions, shipment calendar, etc… including inventory stocking policies, safety stock levels on ERP system
• Inputs to inventory strategy on existing, new and phase-out products.
• Manage reduction and prevention of slow and obsolete stock.
• Monitor FINI distributed to DCs as contact point to resolve over/under stock position.
• Manage and resolve OutOfStock and other exceptions

Production Planning

• Manage the MPS/MRP process and resolve exceptions in accordance with IBP rules.
• Master production plan 13-week horizon/ 1 week/daily release for production plant/ cells.
• Finite production and capacity planning based on factory calendar and EBQs.
• Reviews schedule adherence and drives improvement.
• Manage demand exceptions with Scheduler and SP Manager
• Balance service level (OTIF) and inventory targets (OWC), whilst understanding cost impacts on manufacturing.
• Inputs and maintains inventory stocking policies, safety stock levels on ERP system
• Inputs to inventory strategy on existing, new and phase-out products.
• Manage reduction and prevention of slow and obsolete stock. Ensure rework and scrapping.

Team management

• Support/coach junior planners 

Project management

• Support in improvements implementation and projects within planning 

Key Performance Indicators

• Service – ensure on time and in full targets (Delivery Capability) 
• Inventory levels – both in value and in days
• SLOBs 

Experience

• University Education (e.g. Engineering, Business Administration, Economics, Supply Chain Management, Logistics or other relevant discipline) with Degree or equivalent qualification
• At least 2-year experience in Supply Planning in FMCG, Paints /Coatings, or Retail, preferably in GCC
• Experience on Supply Planning in SAP and BI
• Good problem-solving skills, able to identify and structure issues, run accurate analyses and synthesize recommendations
• Strong desire to challenge and improve status-quo 
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, flexibility and able to work under-pressure
• Fluent and able to work in English. Understanding and sensitivity to different cultural behaviours.
• Focused on results